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November 17, 2016
2016 Review of Cloudvara Cloud Hosting
Cloudvara is a custom application hosting service that currently offers a number of applications for hosting. The product is well suited for small businesses including accounting firms that need only a small number of applications hosted.
Mergers and Acquisitions April 8, 2026
Sikich Acquires IT Consulting Firm Burwood Group
Top 25 accounting firm Sikich announced April 7 it has acquired Oak Brook IL-based Burwood Group, an IT consulting and integration firm.
CAS April 8, 2026
Accounting Firms Need Industry-Specific Go-to-Market Strategies for Their Business Clients
Clients increasingly seek advisors who understand their industry’s regulatory environment, competitive pressures, economic cycles, and operational nuances.
Mergers and Acquisitions April 7, 2026
Weaver Acquires SaaS Company Mass Ingenuity
Top 30 accounting firm Weaver has acquired Mass Ingenuity, a Portland, OR‑based SaaS company focused on enterprise performance management, effective April 1.
Marketing April 7, 2026
Why CPA Firms Risk Losing Influence Before the First Conversation
Many firms face a growing competitive risk that has little to do with expertise and everything to do with how prospective clients form opinions before a conversation ever begins.
Mary Girsch-Bock
Contributing Writer
Mary Girsch-Bock is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary has been a featured regular contributor to CPA Practice Advisor since 2002, and she has also been published in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.